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Radiography Week 6

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the structures that will appear radiopaque on a radiograph.

a)

Processes

b)

Ridges

c)

Spine- sharp, thorn like projection of bone

d)

Tubercles

e)

Tuberosity

2.

Select the structures that will appear radiolucent on a radiograph.

a)

Canals

b)

Foramen

c)

Fossa

d)

Sinus and septum

e)

Sutures

3.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

4.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

5.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

6.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

7.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

8.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? Sharp projection of the maxilla located at the anterior and inferior portion of the nasal cavity. (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

9.

Wafer thin- curved plates of bone that extend from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

a)

Inferior Nasal Conchae- radiopaque

b)

Inferior Nasal Conchae- radiolucent

10.

a)

Maxillary Sinus- radiolucent & floor of sinus is radiopaque

b)

Maxillary Sinus-radiopaque & floor of sinus is radiolucent

11.

a)

Inverted Y- intersection of maxillary sinus and nasal cavity- located superior to maxillary canine-radiolucent

b)

Inverted Y- intersection of maxillary sinus and nasal cavity- located superior to maxillary canine- radiopaque

12.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

13.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? This is a small hook-like projection of bone extending from the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone (separate your answers with a comma and a space)

(a)  

14.

Appears as a J-shaped or U-shaped radiopacity superior to the maxillary first molar region

a)

Zygomatic Process of the Maxilla- radiolucent

b)

Zygomatic Process of the Maxilla- radiopaque

15.

Tiny bumps of bone that serve as attachment sites for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles. It is located on the lingual aspect of the mandible

a)

Genial tubercles- radiolucent

b)

Genial tubercles- radiopaque

16.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? This is the tiny opening or hole in the bone located on the internal surface of the mandible.

(a)  

17.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? This is the linear prominence of cortical bone on the external surface of the anterior region of the mandible.

(a)  

18.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? This can be misdiagnosed as an abscess because of its apical location.

(a)  

19.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque?

(a)  

20.
a)

Mylohyoid ridge- radiolucent

b)

Mylohyoid ridge- radiopaque

21.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque?

(a)  

22.
a)

Anterior Border of Ramus- radiolucent

b)

Anterior Border of Ramus- radiopaque

c)

Posterior Border of Ramus- radiolucent

d)

Posterior Border of Ramus- radiopaque

23.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? The submandibular gland is found here.

(a)  

24.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? This is a triangular radiopacity that is NOT seen on a mandibular periapical.

(a)  

25.

1. A= enamel, radiopaque

2. B= dentin, radiopaque

3. C= dentinoenamel junction, radiopaque

a)

1,2 true

b)

1,3 true

c)

1,2,3 true

26.

A projection of bone is termed the:

(a)  

27.

A linear prominence is termed a:

(a)  

28.

A sharp, thorn like projection of bone:

(a)  

29.

A small bump or nodule of bone:

(a)  

30.

A rounded prominence of bone:

(a)  

31.

A tubelike passageway through bone:

(a)  

32.

An opening or hole in bone:

(a)  

33.

A broad, shallow, scooped out, depressed area of bone:

(a)  

34.

A hollow space or cavity is a:

(a)  

35.

A line of union between two bones of the skull is a:

(a)  

36.

A boney wall dividing a space or cavity is a:

(a)  

37.

The dense outer layer of bone is that resists the passage of the x-ray beam and appears radiopaque on a dental image.

(a)  

38.

The is the soft, spongy bone that is composed of numerous bony trabeculae that form a lattice-like network of intercommunicating spaces filled with bone marrow.

(a)  

39.

Any dental professional with training in interpretation can examine images.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The amount and scope of training received dictate whether the dental assistant can perform image interpretation.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The terms interpretation and diagnosis can be used synonymously.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Any dental professional can provide a diagnosis.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Dental images should not be interpreted in the presence of the patient.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

No specific guidelines exist regarding when and where dental images should be interpreted.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The dental radiographer can educate the patient by identifying and discussing what is normally found on a dental image.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

All members of the dental team can work together using interpretation to educate patients about the importance and use of dental images.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque?

(a)  

48.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque?

(a)  

49.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (in maxillary sinus)

(a)  

50.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque? (cheekbone)

(a)  

51.

Name the structure. Radiolucent or radiopaque?

(a)